Valved outlet means for tank-cars.



'R R. WEAVER,

VALVED OUTLET MEANS FOR TANK CARS. APPLICATWN FILED MAR- 22.1917.

1 ,278,8 1 3 y Patented Sept. 10, 1918..

- NVENTOR 7 j :amrneys ROBERT E. 'WEAVEB', 0F

COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASBIGN OE OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH 8. MLBTON, OFVGQLUMIBU'S, OHIO.

VA LVED OUTLET MEANS FOR TANK-CARS.

Speclfl cat ion of ie'itera latent. Patented $5131}. 10, 1918;

Application filed m n 22, 1917. Swarm-156,691.

To a whom it may concern: 1 Be it, known that l, R/OBER'I R'WEAVER, a, citizen of the United States, and a resident; of Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain riew and useful 'impi'ovamonts in Valved Outlet Means'for Tank-Cars; and I. do hereby do olarothe following to be a full, clear, and exact'description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and. use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in valved outlet, means for tank cars.

- Horet0fimir-., consi' rnblo annoyance and loss havebeen occasi 1G6. by reason of leaky outlet valves on tank cars and on account of mammr in which such valved 04m. stvuctiobs have been applied to tin tanks, we

(was to the valves to gem-11 t than removal and regrinding as well as the re finding of th ir seats has boon dlfilcult 2111s.. often impossible.

One obwcbcsf? my presmllinvention is to so construct valved outlet means for tank;

cars, that the valve and its seat may be read ily removed to permit rogrinding, repair or "flange 2 and isadaptod adjustment of the same. 1 I

' A further object ls to oonstrucq valved outlet means of the character speclfied, in, such manna-"as to facilitate roplaooment of .tho'suvme in the want of bmukago of the ebb lettube or pipe below the valve, without neocssity of removing the tank from the undar frame of the our,

With tlmsa and uiilwr objects in view, 51m invenlziofl c.0115" "ts in certain novel features of oonvtnmi' r: and mmbinations of parts as hereinafmr set forth and pointod out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a sectional now showing an mbm imem; of my invention; Fig. line 2-2 of Fig, 1; and Fig. 3 is a v mw showing the valve operating means,

l'represenbs' 2 ring havmg an annularto be secured to the bottom-oi a tank, (a, portion of which is I'm dicated ill 3,) so as to comrmmica-te with the outlet openmg thoreini The ring 1 is threaded. interior-1y and receives the exteriorly threaded upper and of a, tube 'or pipe L which constimtea the 115 charge spout or nnzwle for the: tank. The

tubal 017 spout. 4 is provi' ed with an annular on upper edge tube or spout. with a soc'keted 2 is n. aviation on tho a seat for the valve,

vided. with In s 7 which depend below the flange 5 and t xrough the 'se lugs set scrovvs 8 may be passed so as to engage in notches 8" in the periphery of the flange 5.

The lower end of the tube or spout 4 ma. be somewhat enlarged and exb'eriorly threa i ad. to moeifiothe lnim-iorly threaded upper portion of reducing coupling 9, the lower contmotm'l part of said. coupling being threaded exte'l'iorly for the reoeptlon of o map 16. The, couplizzg 9 may provided will 11, throu h :az-zu and. ongage the pm and of theor and of the limit; tubo or pout 4:, The chsolmrge tube 01* spout, 4: is beveled at The ring 1 may be proits upper end to form a, seat 14 for an outlet valve 15, said valve having ide wings16 which enter said discharge to e or, spout anda guide pin 16* which passes through suitable openings'm a web 15' in said dlschar The valved?) may be ma 0 shank 17 to receive a-valve rod 18,1116 lather being secured to the socketed shank of tha valve by means of a. pin or bolt 19. The valve rod 18 may pass up wardly through the tank and provided above the dome thereof with a cam 20. to engage a domebmcke'till. in wbioh the upper portion of the valve stem lam-muted, A crank 22 is soon-red to the upper and off the valve sham by means of n pin fox" operatin -the valve. The valve may be maintain'ed nob' mally on its seat an; the upparend of the,

valve casing 01' spout 4 by the action of a spring; 24 which anoiroles the. valve rod and bears at its respctive. ends ngainsst the bracket 21 and a collar 2.! secured to Said The. tube (Jr-spout I} is prov'jdcd with. break groove 26 looated just belowthe horizontal planeof the 'iower'end of the winged portion of the valve. Should the tube or spoutbecome broken, the break 'Wauld on} our at the. groove 26 leavin the up threaded portion of said tube w ioh provi as still in place in the ring 1. Tlfi's uppgar threadod portion of the tube may be readily removed and replaced by a. valve seat at its upper end and seen 26 newtube without neeessity of removing the 'means carried by said' annular flange a tank from the underframe. eoperatinz with the tube independentl of With my improved structure, the valve 'ts threaded portion to prevent said ube 6' and its seat are readily accessible andm'ay from turning. easily removed for en repau. 2. The combination with a flanged ring The tnbe' i, which earnes the seat, for the adapted fps attaehm'ent to a tank tthe ontvalve-may be readily removed by unscrewing let opening thereof; and a. valve, of a. dil- --it from'the 1;;- The pin- 28 which secures char tube enterin and remqvably 10 the crank.,22 tq the valve stem ma .bereto saidring, said tn having a seat for said moved flffidythfen ieaid' red and the va ve may valve 1:) flange on sa (1 tube having a notched 8i 'be lpvierefi'snQmentl-"w rmlt acoessto the periphery. and-{disposed under said ring, lii'f i t s 310d teQthe valvel packing-M'We eiismd flange and ring,l lugs b V f "g,.and screws passin thron said at gthe latter may be removed. lugs and 'va the noteh 'perip ery of 40 'gfnllydescribed my invention whatsgud fliige. I

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